My Sources

• Where does the source come from? What website or host? How does this affect the source's credibility?
• Who is the author of the source? What can you find out about their credentials, background, and public presence online? How does this information affect the source's credibility?
• When did the source come out? What else was going on in the world during that day, or week, or month that could have some affect or impact on this controversy? How does the specific time period play into the story?
• What information does the source offer your project? Which stakeholders does it represent? What contextual information does it offer you? Why is it important to your project?

When undertaking any project, external sources are needed for research. These sources need to be vetted for credibility and usefulness to the project before one starts producing material from them. Here are ten sources that discuss the TMT controversy and the backgrounds of the source and authors.

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1) Understanding the Thirty Meter Telescope Controversy

• Where: Forbes, an American Business magazine that has written about finance, industry, investing and marketing since 1917
• Who: Alex Knapp has degrees in biochemistry, law and the philosophy of religion. He is an associate editor at Forbes, after having self-published a blog on scientific and political issues called Heretical Ideas for 14 years. He is also prolific on twitter with more than 18K followers.
• When: June 12, 2015
• What: Helped me understand the political stance on the TMT- how the government of Hawaii including the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the TMT for economic benefits. Also talked about how the first telescope built on Mauna Kea in 1960 was supposed to be the only one built- they have built 11 more since then, breaking the trust with the native people. Lastly, Governor Ige, who reluctantly approved the TMT, proposed that 25% of the existing telescopes will be taken down to appease the protesters- the protesters vehemently did not want this because they value the telescopes and since they are already there, they should stay. They just don't want the TMT to be built. Represents supporters and protesters fairly evenly.

2) TMT on Mauna Kea: Where Science, Culture & Community Collide

• Where: SACNAS, Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science, is a society of scientists that stresses inclusion and increasing government funding for underrepresented minorities.
• Who:  Chiara Cabiglio and Narrissa Spies- Chiara Cabiglio obtained a degree in Social justice from UC Santa Cruz. She has worked for many environmentalist groups sucha s One Green Planet and Chomping Climate Change. Narrissa Spies is a Native Hawaiian PhD student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the Ilima SACNAS Chapter President.
• When: January 25, 2016 which is one of the latest articles I've used and nearest to the voiding of the TMT construction permit
• What: This article helped a lot with uncovering how other highl;y educated people in th efield of astronomy feel about the TMT. This article leads back to a lot of helpful tweets. The individuals mentioned in the article are mainly against the TMT but there are also some for the TMT with very rational arguments- anti-TMT with reservations

3) Science and Religion Fight Over Hawaii's Highest Point

• Where: CNN is an American news service that self-proclaims itself as the most trusted source for US and world news and information. They include 9 television networks, 2 radio networks and a huge digital system.
• Who: Rachael Crane and Claudia Morales- Rachel Crane graduated Princeton with a degree in religious studies and later obtained degrees in news and documentary film from NYU. She is a CNN Digital Correspondent who covers space, science, tech, pop culture and innovation. Claudia Morales is a producer for CNN Original Video with a degree in journalism from NYU.
• When: August 27, 2015
• What: Quotes Michael Bolte, the associate director for the TMT project about how he believes TMT and the Hawaiian community can compromise and that TMT knew from, the beginning that this would always be a sensitive project. Also, explains what TMT is doing to improve Hawaii's economy and educational system.

4) Mauna Kea, Hawaiians' Origin Story, and Why Thirty Meter Telescope has Outraged Island 
Residents

• Where: International Business Times is an online news publication, founded in 2006, with seven national editions written in four languages.
• Who: Phillip Ross was a reporter for IBT for 2 years before he became a deputy news editor at Mic. He graduated UCLA with a degree in International Development and later NYU with a degree in journalism.
• When: June 25, 2015
• What: Source of general background and pictures.

5) Indigenous Religious Traditions

• Where: Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs that is known for economics, ecology and biology.
• Who: Dominique Saks was a student at Colorado College when she wrote the article. She is a Hawaiian native and graduated in 2014 as a Women's Educational Society Scholar and currently works at Colorado College a s a paraprofessional
• When: N/A
• What: Offered a lot of information on the Mauna Kea's importance to the indigenous peoples. Goes through the history of Mauna Kea that led to the first telescope then to 11 others that were never agreed upon originally. Mauna Kea was ceded by the Republic of Hawaii to the US government after the overthrow of the Hawaiian gov't in 1893. Highlights the problems with the judicial court system that is geared towards western culture, not indigenous issues

6) Hawaiian Telescope Project Seeks Way Forward Amid Protests

• Where: Nature, founded in 1869 is a British interdisciplinary science journal that ranks as the world's most cited scientific journal by the Journal Citation Reports. It is one of the few science journals that publishes original research across many scientific fields.
• Who: Alexandra Witze has written for Science News, NPG, the Dallas Morning News and currently works for Nature. She has degrees in science communication and earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences from UC Santa Cruz and MIT.
• When: April 22, 2015
• What: History of Mauna Kea's astronomy industry- tsunami flattened hilo on the Big Islans in 1960. The head of the chamber of commerce attracted astronomers for ideal telescope environments and cheap rent- $1. Also talks about previous abuses- using one of the islands as a bombing range

7) Hawaiian Court Revokes Permit for Planned Mega-Telescope

• Where: Scientific American, founded in 1845, is now published by Nature. They are know for featuring direct publications from Albert Einstein and Abraham Lincoln.
• Who: Alexandra Witze has written for Science News, NPG, the Dallas Morning News and currently works for Nature. She has degrees in science communication and earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences from UC Santa Cruz and MIT.
• When: December 3, 2015
• What: Court rules the permit void because Hawaii's Board of Land and Natural Resources should never have approved the permit in 2011 before protesters could argue their side in a contested case hearing- local gov't acted independently without input from the community

8) The Mountain-Top Battle Over the Thirty Meter Telescope

• Where: Nature, founded in 1869 is a British interdisciplinary science journal that ranks as the world's most cited scientific journal by the Journal Citation Reports. It is one of the few science journals that publishes original research across many scientific fields.
• Who: Alexandra Witze has written for Science News, NPG, the Dallas Morning News and currently works for Nature. She has degrees in science communication and earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences from UC Santa Cruz and MIT.
• When: September 29, 2015
• What: Talked about four different individulas of differeing backgrounds and opinions on the TMT

9) Everything You Need to Know About the Viral Protests Against a Hawaii Telescope

• Where: The Huffington Post, founded in 2005, is a politically liberal American online news source and blog owned by AOL and Verizon.
• Who: Chloe Fox has written for Vogue, The New Yorker, and currently for HuffPost Hawaii. She obtained degrees in english and journalism from Georgetown and Columbia University.
• When: April 13, 2015
• What: Helped explain the impact the TMT Controversy had on social media #WeAreMaunaKea. Discussed in depth the protests and reluctance of the local police to arrest the peaceful protesters. Definitely anti-TMT.

10) Controversy Over the Thirty Meter Telescope

• Where: Honolulu Weekly, founded in 1991, is Hawaii's largest independent newspaper.
• Who: Tiffany Hervey obtained a degree in writing and editing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2009 and has written for Hawaiian news papers ever since.
• When: September 14, 2011- through the TMT controversy had been going on for many years previously, this is one of the articles in the beginning of the events that spurred protests and supreme court intervention.
• What: Talks about the benefits to Hawaii's economy should the TMT be build- estimated $140 million per year pumped into the economy.

11) Maunakea and the Thirty Meter Telescope

• Where: TMT itself. They are filled with all the tech for the TMT and also speak a lot about how they will preserve and protect the Mauna Kea environment.
• Who: N/A
• When: N/A
• What: They are filled with voices from the Mauna Kea community who suppor the TMT and also a bunch of promises to protect and respect Mauna Kea. This site is important because it is the direct voice of TMT, their intentions, and attempts to compromise with the Mauna Kea people